Dorchester County, South Carolina

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 164,322
Median household income: $76,896
Median home value: $294,400

Dorchester County, South Carolina counts 164,322 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $76,896 is above the South Carolina median ($66,818).

From 2019 to 2023, Dorchester County's population grew 3.8% from 158,299 to 164,322, while its median household income rose 21.9% from $63,080 to $76,896.

11.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.64 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 164,322
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $76,896
Median home value: $294,400
Median gross rent: $1,381
Housing units: 66,435
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

158,299164,322

Median household income

$63,080$76,896

Median home value

$198,800$294,400

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,381

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	158,299	$63,080	$198,800	$1,099
2020	161,309	$63,501	$213,000	$1,134
2021	160,180	$68,046	$228,700	$1,187
2022	162,139	$73,686	$273,000	$1,259
2023	164,322	$76,896	$294,400	$1,381

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,560	5.8%
5 to 17	30,189	18.4%
18 to 24	12,892	7.8%
25 to 34	22,351	13.6%
35 to 44	23,236	14.1%
45 to 54	20,908	12.7%
55 to 64	20,839	12.7%
65 to 74	15,229	9.3%
75 and over	9,118	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	100,805	61.3%
Black or African American	40,707	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	417	0.3%
Asian	3,550	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	879	0.5%
Some other race	999	0.6%
Two or more races	5,642	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,323	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,757	8.7%
High school graduate	29,151	26.1%
Some college or associate's	39,305	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	21,584	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11,884	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62,975	80.2%
Carpooled	6,085	7.8%
Public transit	69	0.1%
Walked	510	0.6%
Bicycle	197	0.3%
Worked from home	7,527	9.6%
Other means	1,114	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,887	16.8%
15 to 29 min	22,404	31.6%
30 to 44 min	19,377	27.3%
45 to 59 min	9,469	13.3%
60+ min	7,813	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 11.5% (18,643 of 161,762)

	Count	Share
Family households	43,188	70.1%
Nonfamily households	18,385	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	61,573	92.7%
Vacant	4,862	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46,442	75.4%
Renter-occupied	15,131	24.6%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44,271	66.6%
1-unit, attached	3,459	5.2%
2 to 4 units	2,923	4.4%
5 to 19 units	5,365	8.1%
20 or more units	2,259	3.4%
Mobile home & other	8,158	12.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 45035
State: South Carolina
Land area: 568 sq mi
Water area: 2.62 sq mi
Center point: 33.0822, -80.4047